A burglar strikes a home every 30 seconds in America. If you don’t have the right safeguards in place, you and your belongings are at risk.
The best way to keep your belongings safe is by using residential safes. There are many different types of safes out there so it’s important to know which to buy.
Keep reading our guide to learn about the best personal storage options for your home.
Fire-Resistant Safes
A fire-resistant safe is a must-have for every homeowner. These heavy-duty storage units will protect the important documents all homeowners need. Their fire-resistant qualities will protect everything inside in the event of a fire.
We recommend putting the following documents in your fire-resistant safe:
- passports
- medical documents
- birth and marriage certificates
- property deeds
- wills
- car titles
- insurance information
- house photos for insurance purposes
Gun Safes
As you can guess by the title, a gun safe provides a place to store your guns. Any family with a gun in the home should have a safe to store it. This ensures the weapon is out of reach of children, guests, and burglars.
Gun safes come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. You can find small ones for handguns or stand-up styles for rifles or shotguns. You can find safes that can hold up to 100 guns to house your entire arsenal.
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The best gun safe will have a lining inside to ensure your gun won’t incur any damage. Many also have restrictive access features and include multiple entry options.
Jewelry Safes
Jewelry is the most common item burglars look for when ransacking your home. It is very simple to resell and can make for a quick in-and-out burglary job.
Jewelry safes will both protect and organize your precious items. The interiors are often lined to be gentle on your jewels.
We recommend installing your safe in a hidden place. Even if the exterior is beautiful, you shouldn’t display it in a very obvious place in your home.
Wall and Floor Safes
If you need your safe to be easy to access, a wall safe might be your best bet. They fit in your wall and are put into the studs of your home. You can hide them behind paintings or cabinets.
A wall safe is easier to access as you don’t need to bend down to reach it. They are smaller than floor varieties and many will not survive a fire.
Floor safes can be installed into a concrete floor in your home, making them hard to spot and remove. You can hide your floor safe by putting a rug over top. They offer more storage space but can be hard to access if you can’t get to the floor easily.
Floor safes also come in freestanding varieties that aren’t dissimilar to gun safes.
Get the Right Types of Safes
Now that you know the different types of safes, you can decide which is best for you. You may find that you need more than one style to suit your needs.
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